Process of manufacturing and handling brick



G. E. LUCE. PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING AND HANDLING BRICK.

Patented July 12, 1921.

. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14, 1918. 1,384,393.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14. I9I8. 1,384,393.

Patent-ed July 12, 192.

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G. E. LUCE. PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING AND HANDLING BRICK.

' APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14, 1918. I 1,384,393, Patented July 12, 1921.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC. :4, 1918.

Patented July 12, 1921.

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mar/"78y v. mum. PROCESS OF MANUFACTUHWG AND HANDUNG BRICK APPLICATION FIL'ED DEC. M, 3M8.

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G. E. LUCE. PROCESS OF MANUFAGTURING AND HANDLING BRICK.

Patented July 12, 1921.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14', I918. 1,384,393;

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- G. E. LUCE.

PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING AND HANDLING BRICK.

APPLICATION FIL ED DEC-14, 1918- 1,3 84,393. Patented July 12, 1921.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC. -4, 1-918.

PatentedJuly 12, 1921.

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gamer. PROCESS MANUFACTURING All} HANDLING BRICK.

Patented July 12,1921.

APPLICAHOI FILED DEC. Hy I918,- 1,384',393. I

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G/E. LllQE. PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING AND HANDLINGWRICK: APPLICATION FILED. DEC. I4, I9I\8-.\

1,384,393. mmmylz, 1921.

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APPIJCATION FILED DEC. 1-4, 19H].

Patented July 12, 1921.-

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clay prcducts and. cclzx "u pz'cccsfies of lmcling; VlZ. lmmillmg mt the omcli and plllug or ighcm m ccsiiccd spaced rel c linc of the manu'luchu'c and, my irmyccvcn'acni equnll "6c 'lilm dry pniassa wind, or other pmc Ming brick cc clay prcalwms. 15cc," U .2 bu m clay articles vhcn fir'si i V and. soll'fi 0'? green either W hcn a pm. itccl on an uff bearing belt of cc'ni imlcua PYOfiEi-S, 1. m cxa'un cwlc, of a. mud mac! 01- Wllljil dcpcslltcd mm pallcts; on a far example in t mull pmci ql ircll n'mmml llzhh luck, lifting lihcn'a porting and lmclzing m1 011 (lricr @l'fl'acr' 'zu'qylng dcvlcc. it will. be: cimicll that ilxc lmmlling (If such buck pccially soft; bri k, is extremely (lihicultmul tlmugh :Jlicm have bccc. maclc to hack bcll :1 ml

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briclz: SQHI, .ercn'iily and 1, cm; la is cpl m pllc up the succcs- 3 cf brick with mrfingg; degrees and precsmrc in PIOPOK'lLlQIl in a 11 a top-110st cr cars (are I aflll'llcultlcs'az'c still t and consequently each will have a unit tack cf brick lmclzctl pm (m wiifix varying i1 relirclcrs Mlccmcly difficult and nnixwm kiln burm also accmmts i0? udgc in brick 1112121- mryii'lg; strains, unequal L ctc, in each 1 and in the cn- .ziln built therein) 1 In Ii" pres-em lm'cclxl W 1 have devised a prom of and mcch in, for zaiutomabihacking l0! .l Y 1 is basal 1% type 0' :1 mos; cll'cicntbrick n t utilizmg the sly mud ax-mess Wl herein follcwec out for the pmpose 0f illus ralan, whcz in thc lime of lsravcl of ihc bcicl; an iii I l'Jczu'lng bell; 0f the 11:12)- clzifcc 03%: the clay cclunm has 3: n c t imo inclivirlual brick, is employed as the basis for su ant prccessi C icking also a canvcnient unit cf brick to be llmlcllcd from such: belt at one time and preferably all L in] e press lcwing for an plurality of cclumng of clay:

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the face of the losicla soil with each hi'ich: ole osimd under the pressure of its own weight with corners squared oncl each. bIlQlI. lifted and unloaded is o horizontal. position In the present application, I have electecl to claim, broadly, my novel processoucl the various steps of the some in my companion application, Serial Number 308391, filed July 5, 1919, I have claimed the apparatus and the various parts of the some broadly.

Referring to the clrswings, I have illustrated on the (lots sheet in graphic term both the 0I1dllllOIhWlliQh is presented and the method encltime allowance, 1 have con:-

ried out the present invention.

Figures 1 and 2 are study sheets illustrating the process and showing the relative sition and time ct travel of: one set of 25, ngers from starting position to extreme forward position, i. starting;

Figs. 3, 4, and 5 ere study sheets showing the return of the "loaded fingers and. side 6. two seconds otter travel bringing into position the succeeding set of fingers for loading, in on additional two seconds or four seooccls after starting, 48 brick being thus loaded;

Fig. 6 is a study sheet illustrating the cool of the completion of the loading action of eight sets of and the combined side travel respectively, thus pickin up 884 bucks end at the end oi 32 secon s in time;

Fig. 7 shows the looaeol hocking apps rotus-moved to position in alioemeiit with the drier eels, four seconds after the completed loading shown in Fig. (i; I Fig. 8 illustrates the forward movement of the hacking apparatus for unloading the first eight brick in each of fingers, olui' ing the additional four seconds;

Fig. 9 shows the unloading of the first layer and the retmctive movement of the hacking apparatus depositing one half the entire was; 192 brick with the time allow once of four seconds;

Fig. 10 is a study sheet showing the lowering and turning of the drier CMS 90 degrees to deposit the next layer at right angles-to the first, said layer requiring two seconds;

Fig. 11 shows the completion of the pot tial rotation of the drier cars and the simultaneous moving forwardly of the hacking apparatus to deposit the second layer of G0 brick thereon-With a time interval of focus seconds;

Fig. 12 shows the completing of the um loading of the second layer at right wiggles to the first and the entice retraction. of the as loading apparatus ready to return the moose;

. line it 423 original position to repeat the cycle, the time interval of four seconds being required for the miloeciiiig cool on additional time allowance oi" velve seconds to return the l'llljliljllg to the starting position of Fig. 1 this requiring :2. total time for movlog the hacking machine over to the (isles cors unloading it and. moving it back, of thirty four 'econiis, e total tithe allowance of SlXtyfiiE-I seconds for completing the o 1 Fig. 13 is a. plan View, showing the heckiug apparatus with sporticn of the overhead supports broken away and illustrating the approximate relation of the brick mole log clie, cutter, offhceriiig belt, unloading station, (iii access, and turn table relatively with the hacking 1 apparatus;

Fig. 14 is a sicle View on the line I l-14 of Fig. 13 and the shuttle piste in position for loading and in the direction of the arrows showmg oportion of the oil bearing belt;

Fig. 15 is a side View of the hacking csriiei';

Fig. 16 is an enlarged detail, illustrating the automatic latch for locking each group of hacking carriers in desiret'l position on the full Etlllfi motion oi its loading action;

Fig. l? is on enlarged detail of the auto metic limit switch controlling. the forward limit of travel of each group" of hacking fingers;

Fig. 18 is so eulerge. View transversely of the hacking carrier diagrammatically on the line 18 of 1.3;

Fig. 19 is an enlarged cross sectional (fragmentary) View showing a portion of the brick engaging fingers and carriers having the first three columns of hriclc loaded and. illustrating the loading action on the second adjacent carrier columns of brick;

-Fig. 20 is a. fragmentary View illustratlug the clutch and gearing connection adopted to unite all the movable groups of carriers for iiui'ther simultaneous movement (luring unloeolihg on. the line 20 of Fl 13;

*ig. 21 is a fragmentary View on an enlerged scale illustrating the shuttle plate by page and adjacent ports with the shuttle plate closecl iii position for loading onto a hacking carrier (luring its loading action;

Figfirl is a View illustrating the shuttle plate in inoperative position and with the brick being comluctecl through the by pass onto the next sdg'scent hochingoppsrstus;

Fig. 23 is s cross sectional View on the o3? 22 looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. illustrates, partly in cross section, omogliiied "toim oi shuttle plate having so anti-friction suffixes formed with c plui'sl' g oi trolleys to tit tightly to the hottom, oi: the brick; 

